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JULY/AUGUST 2013 BRONX, N.Y. VOLUME 46 ISSUE 4

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Van Cortlandt Track Club newsletterMy Best Races

VCTC members write about their favorite runs

Laura RodriguezRace #1

I will never forget the Women's Half/More Fitness race I ran in 2011. I planned to be cheering at this race for Sally Meyerhoff, who was favored to win. But a month before the race happened, Sally was killed in a bicycle accident while she was training for a triathlon. So, I decided to run the race in her honor. Sally had become my mentor and she had given me such great advice. I was a newbie with so many running questions and she always helped. Her family started a foundation in her name, so in my wildest dream I had a plan that if I came in at least 4th in the race I knew I would get a $250 dollar prize. So that became my goal. Not only did I complete the goal of getting the money for the foundation but I got a lot more than what I expected. That day I ran one of the strongest races I have ever run. I came in 2nd place female and won $750 dollars. The race meant so much to me because I wasn't running for myself, I was running for Sally!!!

Race #2 The New York City Marathon(NYCM). This race was just amazing from the day I saw it as a spectator until the day I ran it. While training for the NYCM, I found out about the sub-elite program. It was a program that would choose 50 female and 50 male runners that qualified with fast times. I got in. The treatment as a sub-elite was so amazing: bus to the start, our own private tent, bathrooms and being on line behind Kim Smith in a porta-potty. This experience just proved to me that dreams do come true, with hard work dedication. I would have never continued page 3

Eileen HickeyRace #1

Long Branch Half Marathon - May 3rd 2009 This was my first half marathon. One night while drinking lots of wine my friend and I decided we wanted to do a half marathon. Another friend said her boyfriend was doing a marathon in New Jersey with Team in Training so we signed up with them to do the half. I had never ran at that stage! On February 1st we started our training and ran 1 mile. I remember I was so tired and out of breathe! It was a total shock to the system! "How am I going to do 13 of those" - but we battled on through a very cold winter and trained our hearts out! When race day came we were so excited and nervous. The race went smoothly and we had fun. The last half mile was on the boardwalk with music and we sang and ran to the finish. It was such a great feeling and we were so proud that we pulled it off. I remember saying to my friend Elaine "There is no way I could ever do a full marathon, imagine doing that twice?!" We both agreed it was impossible!!.....

Race #2ING NYC Marathon 2010 - November 7th

After running another half marathon in Dallas Texas again with Elaine we both decided it was time to up the anti so in April we entered the NYC Marathon lotto. It was all very last minute not really expecting to get it. When results were called Elaine got in but I didn't. I knew then that I really wanted to do it so I signed up with Fred's Team and together we raised the money! Training didn't go too well for this, we started in June off to a good start but in late July I

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Van Cortlandt Track Club2013 Board of Directors

President: Bette Clark Vice President: Dave KingSecretary: Dick Conley Treasurer: Hiroshi Kitada, Assistant:Jill Staats

2013 Executive CommitteeSocial Directors: Jill Staats, Vera King Newsletter Editors: Dave King, Norris OgardControllers: Mike and Pat Hudick Membership Director: Gene Westling, Rick BloomerPublic Relations: Steve Lewis, Liam Moroney Athletic Director: Ken Rolston, Asst: Glen ShaneClothing Directors: David and Rachel Isaac UEC Race Director: Hiroshi KitadaX-Country Series Race Director: James Moloney Jr. Website Committee: Jeff Powell, Kevin Shelton-Smith, Maryann Khinda, Mandi Susman

Club workouts are held Tuesdays(track) at 7 p.m. and Saturdays at 8 a.m. (roads/trails)

by Ken RolstonAcclimate! That’s the word

for this brutal summer. Run early, run slowly when going long, run shorter races, hydrate, cross-train, bike, swim, do interval work, give yourself time to adjust to what has been a nasty stretch of weather.

On race days, hydrate with water and/or Gatorade. Drink 4 ounces for every 20 minutes of running. Wear a hat, wear sunglasses, apply water-resistant sunscreen. Hydrate well for 2 days before a race.

Despite the weather, hill work continues unabated. We’ve seen fantastic efforts from the team throughout an intense series of hill sessions. The hill workouts will continue until August 13. Then it will be back to the track tp prepare for the 4-

mile points race on Sept 7 and the 5th Avenue Mile on Sept 22.

Next points race: Club Champs on Saturday August 3.Men go off at 8:30 a.m.. women at 9:30. points are double for this race and the open sections score the first 10 runners, 40+ teams score 5 runners, while 50+ and 60+ score with 3.

We are currently in 6th place women’s open, 8th men’s open,13th women’s 40+. 5th both men’s and women’s 50+, 5th wen’s 60+ and 4th men’s 60+.

Coaches’ Corner

Upcoming races:7/28-9am Escarpment Run 30K, Windham, NY7/31-7pm Al Goldstein 5K, Prospect Park8/1-7pm VCTC Summer Series8/3-8:30,9:30 am NYRR Club Champs, Central Park8/7-7pm Riverside Pk 5K8/11-10 am Falmouth RR 7.1 mi.8/14-7pm Al Goldstein 5K 7

8/15-VCTC Summer Series Finale 5K8/17-9:30 am Tortoise and Hare VC8/17-9:30am Damon Runyan Cancer Research Run Yankee Stadium 5K8/18-7am NYRR Long Training Run 6-20 miles Central Park8/21-7pm Riverside Pk 5K8/24-8am Percy Sutton 5K8/25-8am Queens 10K8/28-7pm Al Goldstein 5K Prospect9/1-Bronx Bramble 10K VCP9/2-Roosevelt Island 5/10K9/7-8,9am Autrism Speaks 4mi CP9/8-Walkabout 5K FDR Pk.9/8-8:30am S Nyack 10 mi9/8-9am Tuckahoe Challenge 1/5 mi9/15-8:30 am Yonkers Marathon, 1/29/21-10am Woodlawn 5K9/22-10am 5th Ave Mile


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Rodriguez continuedthought I would be able to accomplish running a marathon, but I did.

Race #3 The mother of all races: The Boston Marathon. Thanks to a qualifying time from my first marathon I was able to run Boston. I had promised myself that if I qualified I would run Boston as my 2nd marathon. I will forget the events after the 4:08 mark, because before that it was the perfect marathon and the perfect day. ___________________

“A"er seeing my teammates at heartbreak hi$ I felt

confident and happy...”___________________

The training for Boston was hard: winter mornings up at 5 a.m. were the toughest. But I knew that all that training would pay off on race day. I was scared on race day morning but I trusted my training. As soon as the gun went off, I stuck to my plan of negative splitting. I had learned a lesson from my 1st marathon and that was that I wanted to finish strong. I ran until the 13.1 mile marker right on track and then I picked it up. To me the marathon comes down to those last 6 miles. That's when the race started. After seeing my teammates at heartbreak hill I felt confident and happy that I only had a couple of miles left. So happy thoughts filled the heart and it took over the tired legs. I finished Boston with a time of 3:04, negative splitting the last 6 miles. When I run, I always tell myself to run with heart. A heart full of happiness and confidence will take you a long way. Thanks coach Ken for giving me the confidence I needed for Boston!!!! It made it one of the greatest races I would never forget. #

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Hickey continued had to get my appendix removed. I remember in the ER when the nurse said "yeah honey you gotta get your appendix removed" i was like "now...today"? All I could think of was my training and the marathon! It took me a while to recover and I started running again in September. At that time Elaine started to have knee issues on and off until the race. On race day we didn't feel very prepared but we were still ready to give it our all. We ran together for the whole thing meeting friends and family along the way, I remember running through Brooklyn and the atmosphere was electric we both decided time didn't matter and we would just have fun and enjoy it! By Mile 18th we were in trouble. When we walked it hurt too much so we ran the rest of it helping each other along. When we were almost at the finish we met our boyfriends and they gave us a huge Irish flag and we crossed the finish line holding it up. It was another moment of feeling very proud. Our time wasn't great at 5.39 but we didn't care. I knew I would be back again!

Race #3Staten Island Half Marathon 10/7/ 2012

I didn't like this race!! The course was boring, my friend drove, we couldn't find parking and when we eventually did we had to queue for 40 mins to get a parking ticket. The race started at 8 a.m. and I crossed the starting line at 8.35 a.m. they were just about to take up the timing mats! I was so stressed out but I had a goal to finish in 2 hours or sub 2! My motto of the day was "sub 2 I'm coming for you" yeah cheesy i know!! After that the race went pretty well, at the half way point it looked like my finish time might be 1.55. I knew I had gone out too fast though so in the 2nd half I slowed down a little but still pushed myself to finish in 1.57.31. I was soooo happy to finally break 2 hours with a couple of minutes to spare and I was also happy to have finished and be able to get off Staten Island!!! #

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My Best Races continuedMiles Moloney

1. 4/26/2005-Sprint Medley Relay , Curtis H.S. Field, S. I. I was the anchor leg (800m) and this was both my first time as anchor and first ever 800m run, ever. I was a last minute injury sub-in as a sophomore in high school. We finished 6th (last qualifying team) in the preliminaries to make to finals but only top 4 in the finals got medals. By the time I got the baton, we were again in 6th and I was behind by a large margin, maybe 100m. Curtis High's track goes under a tunnel for about 25 meters just past the 200m turn. I came out of the tunnel on my second lap in 5th place and chased down one more on the last straight-away to finish fourth with a time of 4:15.91. we beat out 5th place by .78 secs. I was so happy and proud of my team then but in hindsight, 4:15 is terrible time for a SMR. Still, very memorable.2. 5/18/2013 Half Marathon, Brooklyn Half Marathon This was my first half marathon (and only one so far) and the longest distance I had ever ran up until this point. It was a tough transition from being a sprinter in high school to a distance runner with VCTC. It was also a redemption race as I attempted to run the same event in 2011 but couldn't make it past mile 5 before my knees gave out on me. Everything seemed so perfect on race day...getting to the team bus late and having to go 3 on a 2-seater next to Roly Diluca and Laura Rodriguez. I'm from Brooklyn so this race was really special to me and this was my first time 100% pain free running since...ever. I felt GREAT. Started off slowly from fear of going out too fast and tiring myself but once I entered Prospect Park, I couldn't resist. I felt like I sprinted through the last 8 miles of the race and finished without pain, without shortness of breath. Having so many teammates there to encourage me was amazing.3. 7/4/2013 (tie between 2 races) 8-Miler Putnam County Classic Mahopac, AND 2x2-Mile Relay Summer Series My father came up with this challenge to run the Putnam County Classic 8-Miler in the morning and the 2x2-Mile Relay at night. To qualify for a special award, you and your relay partner each had to run the 8-miler as well. I ran with Paulina Nunez who was a GREAT partner. We only met a couple months before this race but bonded quickly as we are 2 of the youngest people in the club and only days apart in age. I always looked up to her as a great runner but she looked up to

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me as a great runner as well; we fed off of each other. Her goal was to run the 8-miler in under an hour so that automatically became my goal as well. The course was VERY hilly but I kept telling myself "keep those legs moving" & "under an hour, under an hour." Finished with a time of 57:28 and waited for Paulina who finished just over an hour (coming off of sickness, I think that's the reason why). Post-race food and awards were great and so many team members who took the trip up to Mahopac made the day really fun. Bobby Asher ended up winning the race to no surprise as he may very well be the best runner in VCTC. He's one to easily look up to as well so as respect for him, I dressed up as him for the 2-mile relay at night. Paulina dressed up as Laura and we tried our best to run as fast as them in the relay but on tired legs, we only finished 10th. It was a ton of fun though and Bobby and Laura seemed to be really appreciative of our efforts. Paulina and I still ended up being the fastest team to complete both races and won awards, which made it all worth it. ###

Brian Drennan I have been running for a long time……primarily through high school competitively in the 400, 800, and 4x400 relays. I moved up to the 1600 my senior year. When I went to college, I s t i l l r a n , b u t n o t h i n g

competitively, just for fitness, 3-4 mile runs a few days a week. When I graduated and moved to Manhattan I ran a lot more often and always in Central Park, logging lots of miles, but never racing. I always kept it to more of a fitness regimen. After a year of running for exercise with no real intention of racing in any way, I had started to achieve my goals, which was to take the weight off and improve my health. I lost about 20lbs and was feeling well mentally and physically. I knew at that point however that I wanted to run the New York City M a r a t h o n ( N Y C M ) . W h a t ultimately made me embrace running as salvation was when my father tragically and suddenly passed away on November 6th, 2011 …. during the NYCM. From that day forward, running took on a much deeper meaning to me than just training, competing, or even getting time by myself. It was and is my time with my father. He is with me on every run however short, long, or whoever is with me. After my father passed, I decided that I wanted to run my first race….the NYC Half (2012). At this point, I really had never run longer than 10 miles. So, I started training and was diligent about my training…. wind, rain, snow, sleet, freezing cold, I trained all winter. On the day of my first ever half, and first ever race in 20 years, I was nervous. I

did not know how to hydrate at that point or use nutrition properly, or what to eat that worked best the night before. I had no idea what to expect or even how I would feel…….but I ran as hard as I could achieving a 1:39:40….. completely died in mile 12 and 13. Crossing the finish line was an absolute euphoric feeling. I had run my first race ever. Tired, sore, and hungry as hell, it was one the happiest days of my life. It reminded me that things will be alright and though the pain of l o s i n g m y f a t h e r w a s overwhelming, I knew the future would bright. I ran Brooklyn that year as well (2012) improving to a 1:37 and had gotten into the NYCM by lottery. In July last year I started training for the marathon that never happened. Though the marathon never happened, I still felt great about how I was running; I was down to 205 lbs and in the best shape of the last 20 years. In November 2012, I joined VCTC as I felt that the club would be a great motivation to improve and had specific r e g i m e n s o n a w e e k l y basis….not to mention great people that I call friends. I ran the NYC Half 2013 and improved to a 1:36, followed by the Brooklyn Half; improving to a 1:34:40. I ran my first ever 5M race at 33:58. ### _______________________

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by Andie Davis

Have you ever run a “mountain race”? Most of us know about the legendary Mt. Washington Race and if you’re like me, you may have had t h o u g h t s a b o u t d o i n g i t sometime. We all run hills, but a mountain race sounds like a different type of challenge: all uphill, no flats or downhill. To get a feel for mountain racing and determine if I’d like to try Mt. Washington in the future, this year I decided to try

the Ascutney Mountain Run in Vermont, known to some as the “Mini-Mt.Washington”. It’s advertised as 3.7 miles (but

really 3.5) so I trained at Bear Mountain since the road there from the carousel to the summit is 4 miles, all uphill. Along with other longer and hilly runs, I did two training runs at The Bear

with Bette Clark and Hiroshi Kitada, three weeks apart, of up-down-up (12 miles total, 8 uphi l l ) wi th the goal of completing the second uphill faster than the first. The runs were hard, but I accomplished my goal of negative splits, averaging 9:20 pace for the ups, so felt that I would be able to run Ascutney just fine. About three weeks before the race I f inally researched the inclines of Mt. Ascutney and Bear Mountain and discovered that the race would be an average grade of 12%, compared to The Bear’s average of 6%. Twice as steep! I got scared and decided I needed (continued next page)

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one more run at The Bear, going uphill only once with a full push, for which David Isaac agreed to join me since he was preparing for Mt. Washington. It didn’t go well: I felt sluggish and strained and had to walk the steepest sec t ion (10% grade) . My confidence was damaged. Later that day I came down with all the symptoms of a full cold; at least it explained my difficulty in the run! I had a full two weeks to get over the cold. I stayed overnight in Vermont the night before the race so had only a short drive to make the 9:00 a.m. start. The morning was perfect: upper 50’s and mostly clear. Some supportive friends had decided to hike Mt. Ascutney to meet me at the top, so they began their hike much earlier from a trail head separate from the race start at the auto road. While getting my number (and t-shirt with the wrong date) I heard everyone talking about a race the weekend before: how hard it was, how steep, how long it took to recover. It seemed like everyone knew each other and that they all do the mountain race series that qualifies one for a u t o m a t i c e n t r y t o M t . Washington , bypassing the lottery, not unlike NYRR’s nine races for marathon entry. And everyone looked powerful! I was in t imida ted . Some men sympathetic to my outsider, novice status told me that the first two miles were the steepest

and that it would become a little easier after that – but that it was hard. I kept asking myself: “Why did I want to do this?”The start was probably the slowest I’ve ever experienced. We went about 50 meters flat and then turned onto the very steep auto road. Amazingly steep! I found myself losing power within a quarter mile and began walking before a half mile, thereafter doing a walk/run combination all the way to the finish. At the first mile I saw that my pace was 13:10. I only hoped to be able to maintain that! It was difficult just to keep going, but I looked forward to the two mile mark and a little relief, as those guys had indicated, but at 2.5 I was still looking for it. Finally I came to a stretch of less than 100 meters where the incline lessened, but then it p i c k e d u p a g a i n f o r t h e remainder of the course. Had they told me that just to help me keep going? I had to draw on all of my mental and physical resources to finish the race, not unlike my first marathon. It took everything I had. In the last half mile I caught up to a 10 year old boy who was running by himself and we took turns overtaking and being overtaken as we both took walking breaks. At some point his father was by the side of the road, encouraging him by saying that after two more turns he would see his mother. Good to know: I told myself that after one

more turn I had to run without stopping so that I could finish respectably before my friends waiting at the finish. Somehow I managed to do so. There was plenty of water and food at the top, including rolls, salads, fruit and potato chips. After a brief recovery (and a handful of chips) I hiked a short trail to the very summit of Mt. Ascutney to the small observation tower, where I could see how far and high I had run. On the run back down, I noticed the beautiful blue sky, roadside streams and paths, trees, occasional vistas and all of the beauty that I had missed on the way up. The bottoms of my feet burned from the pounding by the time I reached the bottom, but the return was so much more pleasant than the race. Here are my lessons learned:

• Not every race has a happy ending.

• Expect to draw on mental will even for short distances.

• Train on grade that is equal to or steeper than race course grade.

• Have friends waiting to make you finish strong.

For full disclosure, here are my stats:

3.5 miles at 49:59 = 14:17 avg. pace (less than half my usual

pace for that distance!)4 of 9 in age group (women

50-59) 21 of 52 females

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Follow these 10 tips and you’ll never suffer a running injury again. If you do, the injury won’t last more than a week. If it does last more than a week, you’ll get back in shape in no time. If you don’t get back in shape in no time, by following these tips you’ll still have the strength and flexibility to put on an old race T-shirt and watch the New York City Marathon from your couch. So follow these tips! You might think it strange to take advice on injuries from a club member who is almost constantly sidelined. (My apologies here to Kevin Shelton-Smith, the long-suffering Men’s 50 captain.) But think about it this way: Would you take sex advice from a virgin? When it comes to injuries I am, shall we say, experienced. At age 55, after a running career of just over 40 years, I’ve injured toes, arches, heels, Achilles tendons, calves, knees, hamstrings, hips, back—just about every part from south to north. I’ve even had running injuries to my hands (from falling). So listen up:Don’t run. The surest way to avoid running injuries is to avoid running. Simple, right? It’s hard to admit, but running is more of an obsession for most of us than it is a pathway to good health. If you quit now, you might still be able to walk on a pair of healthy, original knees at age 85. Don’t stretch. A little stretching is useless and a lot is lethal. A friend of mine named Randy who did sub-17’s for 5K in his late 40s blew out his back once while stretching. That was the end of his racing career. When people asked Grete Waitz if she stretched before running, she would say, “Does a dog stretch before it runs?”Stretch. I take back what I just wrote. You should stretch. How could so many famous experts (except Grete Waitz) be wrong? Just be careful because it’s easy to overdo. My muscle fibers are composed of glass, I think, so they don’t get longer when subjected to stretching. They just, all of a sudden, break. So come to think of it maybe you shouldn’t stretch.Warm up. Start so slowly that you’d be embarrassed for anyone to see you. So slowly that John Boehner could pass you while walking to the corner for cigarettes. Lots of injuries occur in the first few hundred yards of a run when you’re cold and stiff. If you ease into your run as inconspicuously as possible, your body might not even notice.Get strong. I read in a running magazine that building up your muscles protects you from injury because bigger muscles hold your joints in proper alignment and absorb the shock of footfalls. Ever since reading that I’ve been on an intensive muscle-building regimen. By my calculation I may have added as much as one pound of muscle to my skeletal frame. So it’s working.Cross-train. When I’m not running you might find me playing a vigorous game of billiards with my aged father or briskly turning the pages of a book or magazine. Some people prefer to swim or bike, but my bathtub is too small for swimming and my bike’s tires are flat. Don’t forget that you can get injured while cross-training. I got my latest injury this spring while hiking on the Appalachian Trail. (The real one.)Avoid deep tissue massage. Early last December after a mysteriously long period of good health and just off a 79.1 percent age-graded race, I was psyched to improve further and get back over 80 percent again. So even though I didn’t have an injury I went for a deep tissue massage on my knotty right hamstring. The masseuse dug in deep. Real deep. She cleared me to run the next day. Less than four miles in, my hamstring went into a spasm that knocked me out of running for a full month. Some people swear by deep tissue massage, but it’s a risk. I hope never to feel that woman’s knuckles again. (con’t)

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Really avoid the ultra guys. They are nice but immortal, which makes them dangerous training companions. They can’t conceive how anyone could suffer an injury without having gone at least 70 miles over mountains. My last injury occurred on a hike one day after I accompanied Kevin on a brisk third loop of the Van Cortlandt flats and hills. It seemed harmless at the time. (See: Cross-train.)Let women beat you. Thirteen years ago when I was faster and more prideful, I was matched in a relay race against a woman who, I found out later, was a top collegiate runner from Pennsylvania. It was a hot day. She passed me. I tried vainly to keep up. I suffered heat stroke, ran off the course, became delirious, crashed into the side of a parked car, and had to be hospitalized overnight in the cardiac care unit with a catheter stuck into my, ahem, urinary tract. Remain pessimistic. A gloomy outlook is a runner’s best friend. I’m most prone to injury after a good race when I start dreaming of going even faster. (“Coy takes Olympic gold!”) If you keep your expectations low you will be happy with whatever you achieve. You will take cautious baby steps toward fitness. You will get faster while staying healthy. And you will remain deeply pessimistic, a Kierkegaard of the roadsides. What could possibly be better than that? #

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Brooklyn Half-Marathonby David King

It was an early morning (meeting at 5 a.m. at VCP) for those of us running the Brooklyn Half on May 19. Kevin Shelton-Smith had arranged for a team bus to get us to the start for a 7 sharp horn. It was a great service, as there were 22,000 entries for this 13.1 mile race, and parking would be scarce if not impossible out there in no-man’s land. (15 years earlier, I had parked my car near the then-finish in Prospect Park and waited 50 minutes for a D-train to get me to the start in Coney Island. I got there 8 minutes AFTER the race started). But this year was very different: start outside the Brooklyn Museum, run 3 miles in the streets, then into Prospect Park before heading for the finish on the Boardwalk via Ocean Parkway.

The mood going out was one of excitement, though a bit muted as runners contemplated this long, uncertain journey to the finish line. But the weather had cooperated: mild, overcast with a breeze, though humid. The horn sounded on time and we were off.. well sort of. It took me 3 minutes before I began my run as the multitudes funneled into the right lane. I won’t bore you with race details, but the miles did float past rather easily for me and soon I was within 2 miles of the Boardwalk. The legs were just starting to cry “uncle” when the finish line appeared. I had run my fastest 1/2 in 10 years, so I was relatively happy. A Guinness or two was the perfect recovery drink at Molly McGuire’s and the bus home was jovial and loud. #

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My Best Races continuedVera King

1st Favorite Race: NYC Marathon 1991...when I first joined the club in 90, I was at the marathon table and I really got into "the marathon" and wanted to do it in 91. It felt great to be at the starting line and I realized what a great experience it had been to be with VCTC to train for this event and how being in the club had changed my life in every way. It was a wonderful d a y w e a t h e r w i s e a n d otherwise.... not a fast time but a good, strong finish. 2nd Favorite Race: A 5-miler in 1993 in Mamaroneck that I did with Dave. We both placed in our age group. But I only placed b e c a u s e A u d r e y S c h w a b e (former faster runner for VCTC) ran alongside me and pushed me all the way. She would not even let me stop for water which I had never done. I was thrilled to finish in 35:20! 3rd Favorite Race:Marine Corp 10K in 2011very emotional because my nephew was at Walter Reade recooperating from his lower leg amputation...it helped put the spirit back into my running and I completed it in under a 10 minute pace with very little training. It was a well organized race with lots of water and good looking soldiers giving it out. Great weather, spectators and beautiful scenery. # ___________________

Luis Roa My third favorite race would have to be this year's Bronx Community College Hall of Fame 10K. It taught me how to be resilient in the face of a course that at times seems endless. Absent the cheering crowds that are common in Central Park, this race reminded me of how important it is to shut out negative thoughts and simply focus on the goal at hand. My Tuesday track workouts made all the difference in this race as I was able to finish strong. Second favorite race on my list is this year's Front Runners Pride Run. This race came 2 weeks after I fizzled out at the 4 mile mark during Portugal Day where I went out way too fast and needed a couple of walking breaks. I finally learned how to begin a race by not letting myself get swept up in the adrenaline rush of the starting corral. I found out how delightful it is to be able to take it up a notch at mile 3.5 and have a lot left from mile 4 to the finish line, thereby beating my PR by :23. It felt even better to accomplish that in such hot and humid conditions. I learned a lot about myself that day. Without a doubt, my favorite race of all time is this year's first Summer Series 5K race at VCP! This race took place during a torrent ia l downpour. I t i s significant in that I almost returned home from the parking

lot thinking that I could never perform in that weather. I ran onto the flats and saw, to my amazement, a large crowd of people that were there for the very reason I was. That was the moment when I was convinced that runners are simply a breed apart. I was genuinely happy and anxious to begin. It became a good old fashioned country trail race as I splashed through puddles approaching the back hills. I did not place in my age group that day but it was the most fun I've had during any run. I truly felt like a kid again. # ___________________

Rachel Kimber 1. Celebrate Life - the only thing that would make this race better is if it was on trails, but then I'd have to watch my footing and the course is far too pretty for that. The race "vibe" makes the race for me and the people who race and organize Celebrate Life are some of the nicest people I've ever met. I dream of one day getting an AG award on this tough course, but the Outback Steakhouse finish line feast and beer is usually reward enough. Race Quote: "Beni, what is your goal [time] for today?" "Rachel, today I run to Celebrate Life." 2 . B e a r M o u n t a i n Endurance Challenge (marathon distance) - this race just rocks. Hitting these trails at a running pace will make you feel badass.

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You can run alone, with a buddy, or with a group and your partnering may vary throughout the course. The range of emotion for me has gone from lonely and beaten, to weightless solitude, to sharing stories with my new best friend, to laughingly guiding a pack of runners (accidentally) off-trail. This race always makes me feel like a winner when I cross the finish line. Race Quote: "Be the beast to best the beast." 3. The number 3 spot is a tie between the Boston Marathon and the 5th Avenue Mile. These are the two races where I have felt most competitive. (These are the only races I have given such dedicated training). The starting line at both races was jammed with stellar runners. I got to stand next to them. I got to race with them. Boston was 26.2 miles of joy and I was able to finish with a sprint. The 5th Ave Mile was 5 minutes of torture and I collapsed on a fellow runner just past the finish line. I loved the extreme experience of each race. # _____________________

Maryann Khinda3 Most Memorable Races

2013 Brooklyn Half – 5/18/13

I trained for this race for

months and it was on the same morning as my, as I was thinking Dom is probably suffering more than I, so I made a deal with God

I would run harder to make it easier for him.

2012 Brooklyn Marathon – 11/18/12

This was my first marathon after I ruptured my appendix. I only trained for 2 months. I wanted to prove to myself I could still run. I know I could have ran sub 4 hours, but my doctor gave me strict orders to treat it like a training run. I was also happy I was alive and so thankful to be back running again.The 22nd Annual Police Officer

Christopher Hoban Run/Bay Ridge BK – 9/19/10

This was my first 5 miler. I was so proud of myself to have completed it. I was exhausted and sore after. I clearly remember the whole route and how I felt finishing. #

_______________________Ariel Cruz

My most meaningful race was in November of 2009. It was an annual 10k in the Dominican Republic that my g r a n d f a t h e r h a d b e e n participating in for about 25 years without missing one race. He was 99 at the time and I wanted to run with him because he was such an inspiration. I don’t remember my time but all I remember is my grandfather telling me that when he was in his 70’s he ran a faster time than I did and I didn’t doubt it. What I remembered about the race was

the tough hilly course and the heat. I was not prepared to run in those conditions. My third and second most meaningful race was the Rock n Roll San Diego Half Marathon in June of this year. The race was to benefit the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. I registered for this race shortly after losing a dear friend to Leukemia in her honor. Having already completed two marathons at this point I knew I can run the distance. My goal was to break 2 hrs and so I started doing more weight training and doing hill workouts. About a month before my race I started training real hard without proper rest in between workouts. In a nutshell I had two muscle tears in my right lower leg. One in my Soleus muscle and the other in my gastroc. It was my first real injury running and I ended up having to go to a specialist and doing two weeks of physical therapy. This had its upside because I discovered I had an uncompensated forefoot varus which required a modification to my in-sole. I unfortunately re-injured my leg around mile 4 but kept on and completed the race in 2 hrs 25 min.#

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David Isaac

Wurtsboro Mountain 30K-2013 (2:21:16-2nd place AG-M50-59)

This was my third try at this race(2009, 2009) so I finally got it right. Wurtsboro starts with a 4.5 mile long hill climb, which I ran at a pace that felt quite comfortable. I was running in a small pack up the hill until about mile 5, at which time the other runners accelerated to a pace that was not within my capability. I ran the next 7 miles virtually alone; I passed a couple of runners who had opted for the early start, but no one passed me. This was key, because in addition to a massive PR, this race really drove home the fact that hills are the strength of my running. I realized that starting the race on a long uphill allowed me to run a “bit over my head” and put a huge gap over the runners who would be at my pace. Gaining this insight has made me work even harder on hills as I move forward. This was also the second ever that I won an AG award, which was a great bonus to a race that I was already very proud of. Wineglass Marathon 2012 (3:53:57) This was my 9th marathon in 4 years, and the first time I was able to break the 4 hour barrier. I worked hard on my diet for this race, weighing 192 on race day.

This was a 33 pound loss from the Poconos Marathon 5 months earlier. I also incorporated weights and cycling into my training. Also, although I did speed, tempo and long runs, for the first time I decided not to follow a formal training program. My race plan was to stay slightly ahead, but within sight of the 3:55 pace group, and build in a 5-minute cushion. I actually had enough left to increase my pace over the last 2 miles and finish the race in just under 3:54. This race was also made memorable by training and racing with Andy Decker. Andy and I had been doing a lot of runs together over the prior year and a half; it was great to have a common goal race. Several other VCTC runners ran as well, and having dinner together the night before the race was really special. The course was also quite pleasant, and offered lots of support from volunteers and spectators. Celebrate Life Half Marathon- 2013 (1:41:25) This is my current half marathon PR, completed on a difficult course. This was the race that made me believe I was capable of a sub 1:40 half and possibly a 3:30 Boston Qualify marathon. I ran the first 10 miles of the race with Alex Hernandez. My goal was to hang with her as long as possible, believing that if I hung in there long enough, she might pull me to a PR. Alex picked up her pace after mile 7,

and I thought I was done. I kept her in sight, ultimately catching and passing her on a steep hill around mile 10. That gave me the confidence to push exceptionally hard to the finish.# ________________________

Glen Shane

W h i l e c o m p e t i n g f o r St.John's University in the 60's in ran a 47.1 anchor leg in 1 mile relay at Quantico, Va. The team ran 3:12 setting a school record at that time and finishing 3rd place. The second race was in 1981 at Syracuse University. The race was 600 yards. I ran an American indoor record of 1:15.7. The record lasts to this day because the event is no longer held. My splits were 220/25.6, 440/52.5. I anchored the mile relay as a masters American indoor record was set at 3.33. The 1981 NYC Marathon was a major accomplishment for me going from a quarter miler to marathoner. My finishing time was 2:58.41 and average of 6:49 mile. A 4th accomplishmemt was f in i sh ing 3 rd in t he Nationals Masters Champions in NY at Hofstra University and running 2:02 at 45 years of age. I was also the 10-year 800m champ at the Empire State Games. #

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Ken Rolston1)Boston '75- 2:26.50 marathon2)Queens College '73- 4:21 mile3)Schenectady- Albany 30k Bankathon- 1976- 1:39:404)Empire State Games- 2007- 800- 2:33 1st place

May 1973- my final mile race for Lehman College, at the CUNY Champs held at Queens College, our sworn enemy. They had superior facilities and a superiority complex. Two years earlier I had witnessed a terrific tactical maneuver by Dave King's teammate Pete L'Official who had veered out to lane 3 to ward off a late charge by Queens miler Herb Holman. Oh did the Queens contingent howl in protest ! I had a great view of it from 3rd place in 4:25. But I had never tasted first place and this was it. Tactics would again play a key role. Queens had their best 800 guy pace their top miler through the first half in an even paced 2:12. The 3rd quarter is generally the toughest part of the mile. Normally you hang on, then kick for the final quarter. But the half miler worried me because he could out kick me. He was simply faster. I had read an article about the use of a longer sustained kick, so with 600 to go I went past both Queens guys and hit 3/4 in 3:18. I never looked back and ran the best final quarter in my life in 63 and won the race in 4:21. I remember

punching the tape and staring at the Queens coach before being lifted by my teammates and carried off. The time still stands as the school record. But of course they rarely run the mile anymore.

Boston Marathon- 1975After graduating from college I took to the roads. Clubs like the NYRR were starting to flourish. The distance running boom was set off by the unlikely victory of Frank Shorter in the 1972 Olympics. Several members of our cross country team ran in the 3rd annual NY Marathon in September of '72. The race fee was maybe $5 and there were about 180 runners including 6 women. They were asked to start early and sat down in protest as the gun went off and the men cheered. I ran 2:52 and placed 29th. In Jan 1974 I ran 2:42 in the Jersey Shore Marathon; 3 months later went to Boston for the first time and ran 2:35. I had the bug ! So April 1975 came upon us w i t h h i g h h o p e s . F e l l o w marathoner and mentor Ernie Rivas and I dared to believe we could break 2:30. We got lucky on race day, temps in the 40's with a favorable breeze coming from behind. We started out running easily with no real sense of pace since there were no mile markers and running watches hadn't been invented yet. After about 30 minutes I said goodbye

to Ernie- the pace felt too slow. Inexplicably Led Zeppelin's "Kashmir" was playing in my head. The hypnotic rhythm of the song flowed through my legs. Unmarked mile after mile churned past. I knew it was fast and that I was in the top 100 for sure. People kept calling out my name and through Heartbreak Hills the cacophony was nearly overwhelming. My brother, sister and fiancé kept popping up all over the course. Over the last 3-4 quad busting miles I could feel myself slowing down and getting passed. Finally the last turn from Hereford to Boylston and I heard my brother scream out my name one last time. As I acknowledged him with a raised fist both quads cramped up. I hobbled the last 100 only to be passed by...Ernie. He got me by 2 seconds. I ran 2:26:50, 82nd place on a historic day on Boston. To this day he regularly busts me about his “superior” kick. Bill Rodgers became famous for his record shattering win. Over 100 runners broke 2:30. Almost 900 in a field of 2200 broke 3 hours. The marathon had arrived.

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'76 I found a 30K race from Schenectady-Albany, AAU Nationals. Light snow falling went out easily at 17 minutes for the first 5K. Then everything began to click. Never felt so fast for so long with memories of passing NYC marathon champ Norb Sander just past 15 miles. Bill Rodgers set a world road record time of 1:29. I was 22nd in 1:39.40. But the dream of the Olympic Trials never materialized. Boston was run in 98 degree temps and I stumbled home in 2:46. Ernie won the Avenue of the Giants in 2:23.17, missing the qualifying standard by 17 seconds.# _______________________

Dave King1. Roosevelt Island 10k,

Sunday, April 5, 1981.

Coach Ken and I were doing some "monster" 440 workouts on Fieldston Road that winter, so I had very good leg speed. In this race, I ran neck and neck with George Wisniewski for the entire race. He barely edged me out at the end. I ran a PB 31:33, though the last mile I remember thinking I couldn't wait for the race to be over because I was really hurting and “sucking wind”. Results are in the next day's NY Times.

2. Lynch’s Lap April, 1981. I ran in a local bar race, organized by the brother of a kid

who had been on my Little League baseball team. Lynch's Lap. Bobby Lynch asked me to measure a 5k on the Van Cortlandt X-Country course. So I mapped out a course that included the college freshman 3 mile, plus .105 mile. Desi Sugrue (who was also on my Little League team) was in the race; he was the best high school freshman in NYC in 1966, and that made me a little nervous. I went out very fast, wearing my new Nike Racers, which felt as if I were running barefoot. I never looked back. I was absolutely flying up and down the backhills. I ran 15:06, my 5k PB, winning the race by 4-1/2 minutes. Desi had gained a lot of weight since high school and I never saw him during the race.

3. College time trial March 1971. My college coach loved time trials in early spring. Only catch: you couldn't run in your event. One corollary to the rule; the spr in ters(who whined and moaned) were allowed to run the 100 (yards), since anything longer than that was, oh, such a burden on them. I chose to run the 100 yd dash, as I had been training with the sprinters indoors, and realized I was just as fast as they were. So I lined up beside seven 100 guys. The gun went off and I beat them all. 9.8 seconds I was told. Thankfully, I

never ran another mile or 2-mile in college (never were my races).4. YAI 5k May 1991. I was almost 41 and finally g e t t i n g b a c k i n t o d e c e n t shape(after 5 years of fiddling around) when I ran the YAI 5k at Scarsdale High School. The first mile I was in 3rd, behind 2 high schoolers who had gone out too fast. I passed both in the second mile, and led the rest of the way. I finished in 15:39. Rumors were the course was short, so I measured it that next week: it measured 3.07, just shy of 5k. At that pace, I would have run the full 5k in 15:48, not bad for 40. # ________________________

Glen Shane’s Fastest Races1. 440 yd National High School Champs-50.1 1st place. 19582. St. John’s 4x440 relay, Quantico Relays-47.1 3:12 team. 19633. 600 yd MIC 1:15.7 American Record 1981 (40-49)4. 4x400 re lay MIC 52.0 American Record 1981 (40-49)5. Empire State Games 800m 2:07.7 (40-49) 19816. 5th Ave Mile 4:45 (40-49) 19817. NYC Marathon 2:58:41 19818. Hispanic Half 1:20:30 19829. Meadowlands 10k 35:47 198210. Go Pre 5k 18:11 198511. Masters Outdoor Champs 800m 2:02.9 1986 ###


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Brooklyn Half MarathonBrooklyn Half MarathonBrooklyn Half MarathonMay 18, 2013

1:13:50 Bobby Asher M281:16:28 Matt Soja M301:17:58 Kyle Hall M351:19:20 Garland Days M42 61:19:57 Kevin Shelton-Smith M53 11:23:06 Harry Drennan M281:24:29 Lilia Britez F31 91:25:35 Anna Carlson F301:26:14 Sean moore M491:26:23 Laura Rodriguez F331:26:28 Melissa Weiner F35 11:30:41 Daniel Hennessy M481:31:43 Rodolfo Diluca M391:34:47 Brian Drennen M381:35:02 Rafael Maclara M401:35:48 Juliene Bell-Smith F311:35:58 Angelina Roberts F311:36:53 David King M621:37:13 Christopher Urena M231:37:55 Hiroshi Kitada M471:38:37 Gail Machado F261:39:34 John Pelliccia M241:39:46 Benigno Veraz M581:39:55 Henry Nguyen M251:41:07 Anthony Thoman M501:41:12 Reggie Cedeno M321:41:21 Christopher Hill M391:41:21 Paul Swem M631:41:32 Anne Tiger-Days F441:41:38 Rick Bloomer M491:41:38 Alison Whitehead F321:41:57 John Farrelly M441:42:18 Shelley Buchbinder F281:43:20 Richard Conley M571:43:36 Giovanni Rivera M291:43:44 Miles Moloney M231:45:31 Salvatore Carretta Jr M561:47:08 Maryann Khinda F331:47:56 Bette Clark F57 101:48:19 Erica Hubbard F331:48:37 Anne Carson Blair F321:49:44 Manlio Mondo M661:50:19 Adam Golovizki M371:51:09 Emily Rau F321:53:55 Jill Staats F61 4

1:55:49 Suzanne Corber F60 51:55:52 Michelle Conley F251:56:27 Zafar Shahbaz M561:56:47 Leoni Parker F481:57:03 Maureen Burke F251:57:07 Juan Tony Gonzalez M671:57:53 Monica Harrington F381:59:51 Edward James M662:02:14 Julia Carrell F292:02:29 Vivian Lee Oquendo F452:03:05 Dennis Martinez M312:03:09 Penelope Sheely F432:04:05 Arnold Gore M72 82:05:34 Enrique Jaen M472:05:48 Margaret Nolan F532:08:12 Kathryn Donovan F542:11:14 Marysol Ruiz-Zapata F462:14:20 Eileen Hickey F312:17:09 Katie Sullivan F302:20:22 Jasmine Sanchez F362:22:45 Zoragina Castillo F272:26:26 Andrea Rafael F452:38:29 Damion Pelotte M222:40:34 Susan Epstein F70 42:42:20 Sangini Dave F42

A Mild Sprain Trail Run 4.25MA Mild Sprain Trail Run 4.25MA Mild Sprain Trail Run 4.25M

May 19, 2013Yonkers, N.Y.

58:42 Dave Simko M45

Buckley's-Kennedy 5KMay 19, 2013Queens, N.Y.

27:00 Hector Santiago M70+ 2

XC Summer Series Race #1XC Summer Series Race #1XC Summer Series Race #1May 23, 2013

Van Cortlandt Park18.38 Matt Soja M30 220.38 Lou Csak M47 120.46 Laura Rodriguez F33 1st F OV20.53 Rodolfo Diluca M3921.09 Jimmy Atkins M52 121.10 David Rios M3622.02 Melissa Weiner F35 222.05 Miles Moloney M2322.33 Anthony Thoman M50 322.34 Paulina Nunez F23 223.18 Hiroshi Kitada M4723.36 Luis Roa M4825.10 Rick Bloomer M4925.13 Maryann Khinda F33 326.02 Reggie Cedeno M32

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26.09 Ken Rolston M61 226.20 Emily Rau F3226.51 Dominic Lombardo M4626.53 Tony Gonzalez M67 327.02 Stephany Evans F55 127.23 Bette Clark F57 227.23 Monica Harrington F3827.47 jill staats F61 127.58 Benigno Veraz M5828.17 Julia Carrell F29 328.36 Tami Luhby F42 329.55 Edward James M6630.01 Shirley Middleton F59 330.08 Salvatore Carretta Jr. M5630.12 Eileen Hickey F3130.13 Dennis Martinez M3132.00 Margaret Nolan F53

Dennis Burns M6634.01 Yazmin Flores F33

Run to Remember Half MarathonRun to Remember Half MarathonRun to Remember Half MarathonMay 26, 2013Boston, Mass.

2:14:30 Mike Yorio

American Heart Assn. Wall Street RunAmerican Heart Assn. Wall Street RunAmerican Heart Assn. Wall Street RunAmerican Heart Assn. Wall Street RunMay 30, 2013

Downtown Manhattan20:46 Elena Makovskaya F33 722:13 Adam Golovizki M3722:52 Salvatore Carretta Jr M5624:39 Maryann Khinda F33

Celebrate Israel 4M

June 2, 201327:10 Danielle Rosario-MullenDanielle Rosario-Mullen F32 429:13 Rick Bloomer M4929:44 Matthew Newton M3930:13 Orlando Gonzalez M3331:33 Stephen Orban M3335:05 Edward James M66 941:44 Salvatore Carretta Jr M5644:24 Andrea Rafael F4545:33 Jose Pacheco M42

XC Summer Series

Race #2June 6, 2013

Van Cortlandt Park16.39 Bobby Asher M28 1st OV18.17 Matt Soja M30 318.56 Kevin Shelton-Smith M53 120.21 David Rios M3620.39 Jimmy Atkins M52 2

20.44 Rodolfo Diluca M3921.25 Fernando Mendoza M3221.28 Miles Moloney M2321.40 John Pelliccia M2422.37 Hiroshi Kitada M4722.58 Paulina Nunez F23 123.14 Chancellor Minus M4624.06 Mike Brunsden M62 124.30 Emily Rau F32 225.29 Ken Rolston M61 225.40 Dominic Lombardo M4625.46 Carolyn Hehir F3525.52 Caroline Shaw F28 325.57 Tony Gonzalez M67 326.08 Stephany Evans F55 126.32 Maryann Khinda F3326.41 Rachel Isaac F2026.43 Monica Harrington F3826.54 Julia Carrell F2927.14 John Rao M6727.53 Dennis Martinez M3128.12 Tami Luhby F42 328.25 Edward James M6628.29 Salvatore Carretta Jr. M5629.31 Shirley Middleton F5929.52 Zoragina Castillo F2729.59 Beni Veraz M5830.15 Karina Rieke F4130.42 Margaret Nolan F5330.47 Sarah Baglio F4031.57 Dennis Burns M6632.05 Linda Evangelou F3036.17 Jorge Piña M53

Michael Wong M43

Oakley New York Mini-Marathon 10KOakley New York Mini-Marathon 10KOakley New York Mini-Marathon 10KOakley New York Mini-Marathon 10KJune 8, 2013

39:52 Anna Carlson F3040:30 Laura Rodriguez F3341:02 Melissa Weiner F35 743:59 Juliene Bell-Smith F3144:20 Paulina Nunez F2344:51 Gail Machado F2645:56 Alison Whitehead F3246:46 Angelina Roberts F3147:38 Carolyn Hehir F3547:39 Patricia Novelli F4248:03 Emily Rau F3248:43 Lorraine Clarke F3149:18 Gail Kislevitz F61 349:27 Mercedes Zegarra-SojaMercedes Zegarra-Soja F2949:53 Monica Harrington F3850:09 Erica Hubbard F3350:43 Bette Clark F57


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51:52 Mandi Susman F4452:29 Jill Staats F61 858:48 Eileen Hickey F3159:59 Margaret Nolan F53

1:01:30 Melissa Gonzalez F331:01:45 Karina Rieke F411:03:53 JoAnn Cruz-Rydar F501:07:14 Andrea Rafael F451:07:29 Zoragina Castillo F271:09:46 Susan Epstein F70 81:28:57 Deirdre Dugan F40

North Avenue Mile

June 9, 2013New Rochelle, N.Y.

6:02 Mike Brunsden M60+ 1

JPMorgan Chase Corporate Challenge

3.5MJune 12, 2013

29:58 Tami Luhby

Portugal Day 5MJune 16, 2013

25:39 Bobby Asher M28 827:37 Kyle Hall M35 828:14 Garland Days M42 429:22 Kevin Shelton-Smith M53 231:29 Jeff Powell M4131:49 Sean Moore M4931:52 David Kornacker M4832:47 Antonio Varrenti M5033:04 Danielle Rosario-MullenDanielle Rosario-Mullen F32 133:19 Perry King M56 833:57 John Pelliccia M2433:58 Brian Drennen M3834:25 Benigno Veraz M5834:35 Miles Moloney M2334:52 Marco Silveira M4435:33 Christopher Hill M39??? Gail Machado

XC Summer Series Race #3XC Summer Series Race #3XC Summer Series Race #3

June 20, 2013Van Cortlandt Park

16.46 Bobby Asher M28 1st Male17.55 Kyle Hall M35 219.55 Edward Brunsden M1720.20 Jimmy Atkins M52 120.31 David Kornacker M4820.57 Miles Moloney M23 321.42 Brian Drennen M3821.58 Gail Machado F26 1

22.00 Paulina Nunez F23 222.16 Beni Veraz M5822.23 Juliene Bell-Smith F31 322.47 David Rippon M4323.49 Mike Brunsden M63 123.56 Dominic Lombardo M4624.00 Hiroshi Kitada M4724.04 Emily Rau F3224.11 Chancellor Minus M4624.20 Tom Long M4124.25 Reggie Cedeno M3224.27 Carolyn Hehir F3524.53 Lorraine Clarke F3124.56 Erica Hubbard F3325.08 Rick Bloomer M4925.17 Salvatore Carretta Jr. M5625.20 Jordan Laks M3725.57 Arnoldo Guerrero M3426.18 Stephany Evans F55 126.19 Maryann Khinda F3326.30 Tony Gonzalez M67 326.57 Jill Staats F61 127.00 Julia Carrell F2927.09 Monica Harrington F3827.52 Andreas Stresemann M5428.17 Edward James M6628.35 Tami Luhby F4231.19 Kathryn Donovan F55 331.40 Zoragina Castillo F2731.55 Talisa Hayes F3232.05 Margaret Nolan F5332.45 Mitchell Strong M6534.26 Sarah Baglio F4134.27 Dawn Eliazarian F4234.31 Colin Thoman M10 134.31 Anthony Thoman M5036.08 Jorge Pina M5340.38 Alex Baglio M10 240.39 Jessica Romano F38

New York Giants Run of Champions 5KNew York Giants Run of Champions 5KNew York Giants Run of Champions 5KNew York Giants Run of Champions 5KJune 23, 2013

MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, N.J.

20:10 Marco Silveira M44 821:51 David King M62 322:14 Rick Bloomer M4923:56 Tony Gonzalez M67 224:21 John McCarthy M5424:50 Monica Harrington F3826:24 Jill Staats F61 126:35 Salvatore Carretta Jr M5627:37 Glen Shane M73 632:18 Jeremiah McCarthy M19


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33:57 Richard Fernandez M2954:21 Mary Beth McCarthy F53

Front Runners New York LGBT

Pride Run 5MFront Runners New York LGBT

Pride Run 5MFront Runners New York LGBT

Pride Run 5MJune 29, 2013

26:05 Bobby Asher M28 428:09 Kyle Hall M35 229:08 Garland Days M42 429:52 Kevin Shelton-Smith M53 230:17 Matt Soja M3032:22 Jeff Powell M4132:36 Melissa Weiner F35 232:41 Sean Moore M49 1033:58 Perry King M56 834:00 David Kornacker M4834:47 Marco Silveira M4435:03 Benigno Veraz M5835:16 Paulina Nunez F23 435:22 Juliene Bell-Smith F3136:00 Luis Roa M4837:12 Dominic Lombardo M4637:53 Alison Whitehead F3238:11 Reggie Cedeno M3238:58 Juan Gonzalez M67 541:15 Monica Harrington F3842:07 John McCarthy M5442:58 John Campbell M3543:12 Maryann Khinda F3343:13 Rob Vassilarakis M4143:20 Arnold Gore M72 5

David Isaac M50

Cancer ChallengeJune 30, 2013

17:15 Kyle Hall M35 OV - 219:36 David Rios M36 1st19:45 Sean Moore M49 2nd19:51 Jimmy Atkins M52 1st20:45 Miles Moloney M23 2nd22:04 Benigno Veraz M58 2nd22:34 David Monahan M62 1st22:50 Rick Bloomer M4922:56 Mike Brunsden M63 2nd23:23 Hiroshi Kitada M4723:35 Erick Fernandez M31 2nd23:58 Dominic Lombardo M4624:05 Tony Gonzalez M67 3rd24:20 Jack Dailey M15 1st24:34 Manlio Mondo M6625:24 Mike Dailey M4926:44 Jill Staats F61 60-69, 1st26:51 Dawn Eliazarian F42 40-49, 1st28:27 Bette Clark F57 50-59, 1st

28:58 Eileen Hickey F31 30-39, 1st33:10 Monika Macezinskas F67 60-69, 2nd33:28 Erin Djurkinjak F3434:56 Diane Carter F3644:29 Rowan Kodsi-Hall M8 2nd44:30 Victoria Hall F40

Achilles Hope & Possibility 5MAchilles Hope & Possibility 5MAchilles Hope & Possibility 5MJune 30, 2013

34:41 Marco Silveira M44 835:59 Giovanni Rivera M2938:33 Christopher Urena M2340:14 Orlando Gonzalez M3340:19 Michael Kearney M3444:14 Salvatore Carretta Jr M5746:09 Lyndsey Dore F3647:36 Edward James M66 954:02 Andrea Rafael F4557:24 Yazmin Flores F33

1:06:08 Fernando Ruiz M81 41:18:18 Deirdre Dugan F401:44:44 Ramon Minaya M73

Mahopac 8MJuly 4, 2013

Mahopac, N.Y.1:15:36 Arnie Gore M70+ 31:39:00 Susan Epstein F70+ 1

DELAYED RESULTS

Urban Environmental Challenge

April 7, 2013Van Cortlandt Park

42:47 Jeremiah Burns M37 344:26 Sean Moore M49 245:29 Jeff Powell M41 348:24 Daniel Hennessy M48 50:46 Miles Moloney M23 50:47 Zachary Ikkanda M34

57:04Mary-Anne

Connaughton F43 357:44 Andie Davis F53 1

1:00:16 Darren Rosa M48 1:05:42 Rob Jacklosky M47 1:07:04 Dave Simko M45 1:08:45 Cindy Matamoros F26 1:12:47 Denis Burns M66 1:14:58 Wanda Bills F51 31:19:44 Zoragina Castillo F27 1:21:23 Damion Pelotte M21

Van Cortlandt Track ClubP.O. Box 341Bronx, N.Y. 10471

CLUB NEWSMembership: Please renew your membership which was due 1/1/13 (If you haven’t already). Membership rates are: single-$20; family-$30. New members add $15 to pay for team singlet; additional singlets cost $15. Please send checks payable to VCTC to: VCTC P.O. Box 341, Bronx, N.Y. 10471. Applications are online at www.vctc.org Please e-mail Gene Westling or Rick Bloomer with any changes of address, phone, email and whether you would like to be added to the group email.Meetings/Workouts: For 2013: Team meetings are held on the 2nd Saturday of the month at 10 a.m.Club workouts are Tuesdays at 7 p.m. at the Van Cortlandt Stadium track at 242nd St and Broadway, Thursday evening tempo runs meeting at 7 p.m. at the Tortoise and Hare Statue/X-country finish line, Saturdays at 8 a.m. (we meet at handball courts at 242nd St and Broadway)Newsletter stories: The newsletter is published bi-monthly. We welcome all contributions. Deadline for the Sept/Oct issue is August 25, 2013. Maximum length is 600 words. Please e-mail [email protected] and/or [email protected] via the Yahoo group page and try to include a photo.Race times: Remember to send race times to Peter Coy [email protected] or 52 Stelfox St., Demarest, N.J. 07627. Please include name of race, date, location, finishing time, your name, age. Optional: place, age-group, personal best.Website: Visit us on our website: www.vctc.org

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